Programsandcourses Anu Edu Au

ANU Programs and Courses Access Skill

Access academic program and course information from the Australian National University's Programs and Courses website (programsandcourses.anu.edu.au).

Overview

This skill retrieves structured academic data from ANU's official course catalog, including:

Program Information:

• Program title, type, and college/school
• Academic codes (program code, CRICOS code, post-nominal)
• Total units and duration
• Admission requirements
• Program requirements and structure
• Compulsory and elective course lists
• Career options and learning outcomes
• Fees and scholarships information

Course Information:

• Course title and code
• Units and workload
• Learning outcomes
• Prerequisites and incompatibilities
• Assessment details
• Semester offerings
• Prescribed texts and assumed knowledge

Functions

get_program

Retrieve detailed information about an academic program.

Parameters:

• code (required): Program code (e.g., 'NELENG', 'NENES', 'BBUS')
• year (optional): Academic year (e.g., '2024')

Example:

result = await execute({
    'function': 'get_program',
    'code': 'NELENG'
})

Returns:

{
  "success": true,
  "url": "https://programsandcourses.anu.edu.au/program/NELENG",
  "type": "program",
  "program": {
    "title": "Master of Engineering in Electrical Engineering",
    "degree_type": "single degree",
    "college": "ANU College of Systems and Society",
    "code": "NELENG",
    "year": "current",
    "total_units": 96,
    "description": "A single two year graduate award offered by the ANU College of Systems and Society",
    "codes": {
      "Academic plan": "NELENG",
      "CRICOS code": "077326G"
    },
    "sections": {
      "Program Requirements": [...],
      "Admission Requirements": [...],
      "Learning Outcomes": [...]
    },
    "courses": [
      {"code": "ENGN6224", "name": "Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer", "url": "..."},
      ...
    ]
  }
}

get_course

Retrieve detailed information about a specific course.

Parameters:

• code (required): Course code (e.g., 'ENGN6224', 'COMP6670', 'MATH1013')
• year (optional): Academic year (e.g., '2024')

Example:

result = await execute({
    'function': 'get_course',
    'code': 'COMP6670'
})

Returns:

{
  "success": true,
  "url": "https://programsandcourses.anu.edu.au/course/COMP6670",
  "type": "course",
  "course": {
    "title": "Introduction to Machine Learning",
    "code": "COMP6670",
    "year": "current",
    "college": "School of Computing",
    "units": 6,
    "description": "A graduate course offered by the School of Computing.",
    "learning_outcomes": [...],
    "requisites": [...],
    "assessment": [...],
    "workload": ["130 hours including lectures and tutorials..."],
    "sections": {
      "Learning Outcomes": [...],
      "Indicative Assessment": [...],
      "Workload": [...],
      "Requisite and Incompatibility": [...]
    }
  }
}

search_programs

Get information about accessing the ANU Programs catalogue.

Note: The ANU catalogue page requires JavaScript for full search functionality. This function returns the catalogue URL and instructions for access.

Parameters:

• query (optional): Search query (not currently functional)
• year (optional): Academic year

Example:

result = await execute({
    'function': 'search_programs',
    'year': '2024'
})

URL Structure

The ANU Programs and Courses site uses the following URL patterns:

• Current Year Programs: https://programsandcourses.anu.edu.au/program/{CODE}
• Year-Specific Programs: https://programsandcourses.anu.edu.au/{YEAR}/program/{CODE}
• Current Year Courses: https://programsandcourses.anu.edu.au/course/{CODE}
• Year-Specific Courses: https://programsandcourses.anu.edu.au/{YEAR}/course/{CODE}

Code Formats

• Program Codes: Typically 5-6 uppercase characters

  • Examples: NELENG, NENES, BBUS, MCOMP

• Course Codes: Typically 8 characters (4 letters + 4 digits)

  • Examples: ENGN6224, COMP6670, MATH1013

Common Programs

Notes

• The site may require cookie handling for some requests
• Data is retrieved from structured HTML pages
• Some pages may have slight variations in structure
• Course offerings and details may vary between years
• All data is sourced from ANU's official Programs and Courses website